Practical Wireless Magazine

The June 2025 issue of Practical Wireless is now available. Here are some of the highlights:
Keylines: Don discusses Visalia, the RSGB and more.
Review, The Uniden UBCD160DN Digital Scanner: Georg Wiessala gets his hands on a new scanner from Uniden, courtesy of PW advertiser Moonraker.
One Antenna and many Receivers: Dr Samuel Ritchie EI9FZB completes his look at ways of distributing signals around the shack.
HF Highlights: Steve Telenius-Lowe G4JVG has a full column, starting with news of the recent operation from Mt Athos.
Amateur Radio on a Budget: Daimon Tilley G4USI offers an easy-to-build CW transmitter that will give hours of fun.
Visalia 2025: Your editor was at this year’s International DX Convention at Visalia, California, and brings this report.
Data Modes: Mike Richards G4WNC updates readers on the latest enhancements to two popular data modes packages.
UMPP- ASK CW key review: Daimon Tilley G4USI gets excited by a new miniature straight Morse key from GM0EUL.
A Lab Tutorial: Natalie struggles with phasors until Jeff carefully explains them.
What Next: Colin Redwood G6MXL’s theme this month is home construction.
Antennas: Keith Rawlings G4MIU continues with the series on VNA’s, particularly the NanoVNA and its variants. This month he starts to look at some of the real-world measurements that can be undertaken with these cheap but versatile instruments.
Chaotic Oscillators: Mark Foreman G7LSZ / SA6BID offers an unusual look at oscillators.
The 42nd Annual Practical Wireless 144MHz QRP Contest: Colin Redwood G6MXL, our QRP Contest adjudicator, introduces the 2025 event, which takes place on Sunday 15 June 2025.
The World of VHF: Tim Kirby GW4VXE has a packed column, starting with a rather unusual experiment.
Vintage Television & Radio: Keith Hamer and Garry Smith continue the special series looking back at the BBC’s coverage of Coronations since 1937.